Collar-button.



entran satana, naaien onirica.

.ALEXANDER E. DAVISON, OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

COLLAR-Beraten.

Application filed March 17, 1917. Serial No. 155,595.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALEXANDERE. DAVI- soN, a citizen of .the United States, and a sergeant in the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army, stationed at (lratun, Canal Zone, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-Buttons, of which the following is a full and exact specification.

The present invention relates to collar buttons, and aims to provide an improved construction kfor this class of devices which will facilitate the application and removal of the collar. y

It is also an object to devise a construction' and arrangement which will fit snugly in the wearing position with as little tendency as possible to bulge out the garment or collar material or to interfere with the free movement of the tie or cravat past the button.

It is also sought lo produce a form of device which, while of neat and effective design, may be readily and economically manufactured from light and durable but inexpensive material.v

l/Vith this general object in view the invention will now be described with refer-` ence to the accompanying drawing illus trating forms of construction which have been devised for embodying the' proposed improvements, after which those features deemed to be novel will be set' forth and defined in the appended claims.

Invthe drawing- Figure l shows a perspective view of a.

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Referring to the drawing in detail, this illustrates the device as formed from any Specification of Letters Patent.

suitable material, such as light sheet metal, from which the button may he conveniently stamped to provide an elongated body portion 2 for attaehmdnt to the Vshirt l and adapted to be inserted between. the plies of the neckband (i thereof. llro'm the lower edge ofthe body portion 2 and intermediate its ends and at right angles thereto projects a shank portion 8 adapted to eX- tend through lthe usual buttonhole 10 provided in the outer ply of said necatland 6. At the outer end of this shank portion 8 the same is provided with a collar retaining finger 12 which alsovprojects at right angles to said shank and in a lateral or horizontal direction parallel to the main body portion 2 of the device. This retaining linger 12 is of an elongated, and preferably somewhat oval form, with its larger portion located out toward the free end of said retaining finger. lt is also deemed expedient. to turn or roll one of the side edges of the shank 8 to form a reinforcing bead 14 for said shank portion, whichl had is preferably located on the side edge which faces in the direct ion of the collar retaining linger l2, so that when the buttonhole 18 of the. collar 1G is applied to the button (as in Figs. 4 and o), this bead will provide a smooth abutment for-the edge of said buttonhole as well as a smooth and curved engaging surface therefor during the turning of the collar from slightly inclined position (Fig. to horizontal position for slipping the buttonhole 1S on to the shank 8 of the button. The relation of the width of the retaining linger l2 to the usual size of buttonhole 18 will he such as to permit. the collar to be slipped over the linger l2 with the collar in slightly inclined position as shown in Fig. 5, and the lower edge of the inner end of the linger l2 is cut away, forming a coiivex outline and thereby facilitating the shifting of the collar to horizontal position ready to slip over on to the shank 8.

It will thus he apparent that a neat, simple and inexpensive construction has been devised for carrying out the..desired objects of the invention. 'lhe button is applied td the shirt by inserting it between the plies of the neckband and pushing the'tinger 12 out through the huttoiihole 10. 'lhe collar 16 may then be applied by simply hooking its buttonholeLSMon to the retaining linger 12, the collar being tilted sullieiently (as indiqrea lill@ cated in Fig. 5) to permit its being slipped over said finger until one end of the buttonhole 18 is engaged with the beadV 14, when the collar may be readily turned to horizontal and slipped on to the shank 8 to embrace the neckband of the shirt. The device will allow very little play of the collar when in wearing position, andthe shape and .relative position of the retaining finger will obviously act to retain the collar securely in proper place. The collar may be easily and quickly removed by shifting it a trifie backward ofi' the-shank 8 and giving the collar a slight' pull in the direction of'the retaining finger 12. It is of course immal terial in which lateral direction the retaining finger 12 extends, and for the purpose of .accommodating the preference of the wearer, said finger may be'made to: extend either to the right as in Fig. l or to the left as shown in Fig. 2. Besides metal, the de. vice is adapted to be made from any light anddurable material, such -as bone, ivory and the like, and with the thin fiat body portion 2 shown it will be apparent that the same will lit snugly between the folds of the neckbai'id 6 and not produce any appreciable hump or bulge at this point, while the thin and flat type of retaining finger 12 will offer little or no interference to the movements of the tie when it is desired to shift the latter about the collar. The style of collar 16 shown in the drawing is of course merely illustrative, as it is clear that the device is as well adapted for the folded type'of collar. Moreover, the peculiar form of the device will be found to be such as to prevent its rolling away out of sight or reach after the usual Vfashion of collar buttons, in case they slip out of the grasp of the owner. Finally, the device is of such a simple design of construction as to be manul factured with great facility and economy from very inexpensive materials.

While the foregoing illustrates what has been found to be a convenient and practical construction for embodying the invention, the right is reserved to such formal changes Lady/,esi

or variations as may fairly fall within the scope of the appended. claims.

Nhat I claim as my invention is:

l. A button for attaching collars to shirts comprising a body portion for insertion between the plies of the neckband of the shirt,

a shank portion for projecting through the 1f'.

jecting horizontally from the outer end ofv said shank, said shank being formed with a marginal roll or bead along the side facing in the direction of said collar-retaining portion. .f

3. A collar button formed of flat inaterial and comprising a shank portion, an elongated shirt-engaging portion extending upward from one end of said shank and at right angles to the plane of said :liank portion and a collar-retaining finger extending downward from the opposite end of said shank at right angles to the plane thereof and projecting laterally therefrom in a dii'ection parallel to said shirt-engaging portion.

4. A collar button formed of dat material and comprising a shank portion, an elongated shirt-engaging portion extending upward from one end of said shank, and a collar-retaining linger extending downward from the opposite end of said shank and projecting laterallytherefrom in a direction parallel to said shirt-engaging portion, said shank being formed with a marginal bead along the side facing in the direction of said retaining linger, and the lower edge of the attached end of said finger being of convex outline.

In witness whereof 'I hereto affixmy signature.

'ALEXANDER E. DAVISON. 

